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They received Rs 3,000 as a direct benefit transfer (DBT) on Thursday. With these additions, the total number of beneficiaries stands at around 1.6 crore in the state. Before Mahalaya, around 1.5 crore women had received the benefits. Sonarpur resident Basanti Das , who works as a caregiver, used to get Rs 1,500 monthly allowance under Lakhsmir Bhandar earlier. On Thursday, she received an SMS alert that Rs 3,000 was credited to her account.
In June, state govt had launched the online application process for the scheme, allowing eligible women to apply for it. On Panchami, I became a new beneficiary of the scheme months after I had applied for it.” (With inputs from Kaushik Pradhan & Subhojyoti Kanjilal) You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolkata | Silver Rate in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata | Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Petrol Price in Kolkata | Diesel Price in Kolkata | CNG Price in Kolkata | LPG Price in Kolkata Stay updated with the latest Kolkata news.
A senior state govt official said: “Around two crore Annapurna Yojana enrolment applications had been submitted. This will help me a lot during the festival,” she said. In the festive season, the allowance will help me bear some necessary expenses,” she said. Officials said the applications were scrutinised thoroughly to select eligible beneficiaries.
Kolkata: Durga Puja started on a sweet note for about eight lakh women across the state as they were added to the list of Annapurna Yojana beneficiaries on Panchami. Several of them were rejected for various factors. A few thousand applications are still under process. She made it to the new scheme, Annapurna Yojana, after its rollout in June. “It’s a blessing of Maa Durga. I had been waiting for it, and finally received the cash benefit on Panchami. “I was worried for not having received the benefit till last month. However, the offline form-filling process had already begun before this. Download the TOI App.
Shilpi Das, a homemaker in Tollygunge, was also among the beneficiaries who received the money for the first time on Thursday. Sayoni Karmakar, a student and resident of Kudghat who received the allowance on Thursday, said: “I was optimistic that I would not be deprived of the benefit.